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NOAA’s latest discussion on the status of El Niño is now available at their El Niño blog at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/june-2019-enso-blog-update-concentrate-and-ask-again. You can read it to get more information on what is affecting the current status and where we expect it to go from here.
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The latest global climate summary for May was released by NOAA earlier this week. It shows that May 2019 was the 4th warmest May since global records started in 1880. The spring March through May period was the second warmest in the record after 2016. The year to date was the 3rd warmest. Note that…
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Growing Georgia posted a story this week noting that the official season for Georgia watermelons has begun. Unlike the past two years, the weather this year has been cooperative for producers and a great crop is expected. You can read more here.
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Yale Climate Connections released a short audio report this week on how Charleston SC residents are identifying areas of their city that are being affected by rising sea levels that even the best computer models missed. Listen to how they did it and find a link to an online tool from the Charleston aquarium which…
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Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community Webinar Series Recent Research Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions This webinar will discuss research projects focused on reducing greenhouse gases, odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide. Mindy Spiehs will provide insight on anabolic steroid and ionophore usage in beef cattle production, and Baitong Chen…
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I’m still catching up after my trip, so have not written my monthly climate summary for May yet. The quick version is that most of the region was warmer and drier than normal in temperature. Here are the summaries from around the region: Florida North Carolina Southeast
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With the crazy swings in weather we have had in Georgia this spring and early summer, it’s not a big surprise that the weather has had some big impacts on weed as well as crop growth this year. Eric Prostko of UGA Extension provides an overview of how the weather has affected crop development this…